Men And Colon Cancer Risk

Men And Colon Cancer Risk

Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"

Are men more likely to have colon cancer than women?

David Metz, MD, Professor of Gastroenterology at Penn Medicine, responds:

Yes, slightly higher. Please look at this link from the Centers for Disease Control showing the distribution according to gender and ethnicity. Note that the reason there is a general decline in the USA may be because of our effective screening programs as well as other factors such as healthy living.